Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle
Program Uses Smaller Facilities to Speed Household Orders
Key Takeaways:
- Amazon launched a test program Dec. 1 to deliver hundreds of household items within 30 minutes in Philadelphia and Seattle.
- The company said it will use specialized smaller facilities and charge a $13.99 fee discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.
- Amazon did not give a timeline for expansion as it evaluates the pilot’s performance and customer demand.
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Amazon.com Inc. plans to offer deliveries of hundreds of household items, including some fresh groceries and over-the-counter medicines, within 30 minutes in a test program beginning in Philadelphia and its home city of Seattle.
The e-commerce company will use “specialized smaller facilities” for the deliveries, it said Dec. 1 in a statement.
The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members, Amazon said.
Amazon ranks No. 1on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of thelargest logistics companies in North America, No. 15 on the TT Top 100 list of thelargest private carriersand No. 1 on the TT Top 50 list of thelargest global freight companies.
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